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Find the value of x in the triangle shown below.
Choose 1 answer:
x = 6
® X = 13
X = V 65

Lengths Find the value of x in the triangle shown below. Choose 1 answer: x = 6 ® X-example-1
User Adam Alexander
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Answer:

C

Explanation:

using Pythagoras' identity in the right triangle

the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides, that is

x² + 4² = 9²

x² + 16 = 81 ( subtract 16 from both sides )

x² = 65 ( take square root of both sides )

x =
√(65)

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